Presto

May, 1931
PRESTO-TIMES
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century by famous musicians. Such universal ac-
ceptance is still another reason why you should choose
the Steinway as your piano."
C. O. Olsen, of Salt Lake City, has been appointed
manager of the Sampson Music Co. store in Nampa,
Idaho.
The Young Piano Co., 911-915 Riverside avenue,
Spokane, Wash., is holding what it styles "the greatest
piano sale of all time."
The Shackleton Piano Co., Louisville, Ky., in an
advertisement asks the question, "Will your child sav-
in later life 'it's too late. We never had a piano. I
never had a chance to learn. I couldn't now.' " They
then advise parents to buy an instrument for them
Of the Steinway piano, Sherman, Clay & Co., adults present when the six boys whom Mr. Clair- while they are young and add: "To be able to play
Kearny and Sutter streets, San Francisco, Calif., say: borne brought along to illustrate his talk played on the piano will help your children to make friends
"Xo other instrument enjoys such universal recogni- the instruments which they had made of wood and wherever they go and they do not have to be great
musicians to attract the kind of friends you will want
strings.
tion."
them to make."
Arthur G. Bissell, former member of the piano firm
The Beihoff Music Co. has been incorporated in
Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co. are advertising the
of the Bissell-Weisert Piano Co., was pictured re- Milwaukee, Wis., to deal in musical instruments. In-
arrival of two carloads of Steck grand pianos.
cently in the rotogravure section of the Chicago Sun- corporation $25,000; 250 shares of $100 each.
day Tribune leading a dog by a cord. The picture
Stuart Barrie, well known organist of the Para-
The Bower & Essrich Piano Co. has been incorpo-
was captioned "Entrepreneur," and Mr. Bissell was rated at Jacksonville, Fla., to deal in pianos and other mount Theater, Denver, says of the Baldwin piano,
referred to as chairman of the committee in charge of
in a letter to the Baldwin Piano Co. branch at Den-
musical instruments.
the second annual "April Fooleries," which was to
ver: "I can only feel at home at the Baldwin piano,
George
R.
Cleveland,
who
has
been
prominently
be given by the members of the Tavern at the Good-
identified with the music business in Worcester, Mass., and therefore it is with the spirit of appreciation, as
man Theater.
for more than R quarter century, is now associated well as satisfaction, that 1 send you this letter, and,
Charles N. Stevens, president of the City National with M. B. Lamb, whose piano store at 28 Franklin like your piano, an unsolicited testimonial rings
Hank in Evanston, 111., again heads the North Shore street is the oldest established in that city. The M. B. equally as true."
Festival Association, whose annual week of music will Lamb store is headquarters for the Kranich & Bach
G. Fred Kranz Music Co., Baltimore. Md., is adver-
be held in Northwestern University gymnasium the and Behr Bros, pianos.
tising the Cable & Sons 4 ft. 6 in. apartment grand
week of May 18 to 23. Frederick Stock, conductor
Patterson Brothers Music Store, located during the piano.
of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and assistants last three years at 1565 Sherman avenue, Evanston,
are training a chorus of 600 singers to take part.
111., has recently moved to its new location at 814
FITZGERALD'S NEW PRESIDENT
The Muncie Music Shop, owned and operated by Church street. The firm has been located in Evanston
the Domestic Supply Co. of Muncie, Ind., has moved 25 years. With James K, Patterson are associated
Charles Dow, who twelve years ago entered the
to a new location at 120 East Adams street, that city. his two sons, Bernard A. Patterson and James A. employ of the company as a driver of a delivery truck
With the present location the store has greater pos- Patterson.
and subsequently rose to the position of general man-
sibilities for service to the community and provides
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Round, who recently took ager, has recently been made president of the Fitz-
for more floor space both for stock and displays of
over the Grinnell Bros. Music Store at Traverse City, gerald Music Co. of Los Angeles, Calif. His election
merchandise. A complete music department has been
Mich., had a grand opening the early part of this to the office was brought about through the retirement
established, with all the latest popular sheet music as month.
of James T. Fitzgerald from the business as well as
well as instruction and teaching music.
The several residents of Bellevue, Iowa, who were from the presidency, and the consequent reorganiza-
John Wanamaker, Broadway at Ninth street. New creditors of the Henry G. Johnson Piano Mfg. Co. tion of the company, which took place during the
York, is conducting a special sale of Hallet & Davis were much gratified to learn that they will receive latter part of April. Mr. Fitzgerald founded the
upright pianos at that big department store.
a final dividend of 5 per cent of the original claims house of Fitzgerald more than forty years ago. He
has now disposed of his entire holdings in the com-
E. J. Jordan, representative of the Gulbransen Co., of $224,171.11. On June 28, 1926, the first dividend pany, which is an incorporated concern, and is retir-
of
5
per
cent
was
paid
and
a
3
per
cent
dividend
fol-
Chicago, who made his Pacific coast headquarters
ing to private life. Mr. Dow is known as being un-
for a time at the Martin Music Co., Los Angeles, lowed on Oct. 1, 1926.
usually capable and a hustler. The firm name will be
moved on to San Francisco in the latter part of April
The business of the late Bert E. Sutton will con- retained, for the present at least, and the place of
and stopped at the Francis Drake Hotel.
tinue at 414 East Monroe street, Springfield, 111., business will remain at 727 South Hill street.
The Forbes-Meagher Music Co. of Madison, Wis., authority being given in an order by Probate Judge
had a lively and quite successful piano sale at Colum- Benjamin S. DcBoice. Mrs. Frances S. Sutton, widow
of the deceased and appointed administratrix of his
bus, Wis. Their exhibit was at the Time store and
REPAIR EXPERT NEEDS A PLACE
was conducted by George E. Richter, and while at estate, requested the order, saying that her son, Robert
Columbus he interested the musical people, and espe- T. Sutton, who had been associated with the business,
In the classified want-ad section of this issue of
cially the piano-buying public, in the study of music, is willing and competent to carry it on.
Presto-Times appears an advertisement of a man
offering free piano lessons to all desiring to avail
The Pearson Piano Co. has opened a branch store who wants a position as tuner and repair man. Presto-
themselves of the instruction.
at 1445 South A street, Elwood, Ind., with C. E. Times wishes to say a word concerning this man by
A. O. Allen & Son Music House have changed
Stout of Indianapolis as manager. The local estab- recommending him highly for the position he seeks.
their business location from San Angelo, Texas, to lishment is a branch of the Pearson store at Ander- He has had wide and extensive experience in his line
son, Ind., it was stated by the manager. Mr. Stout of work, and any house desiring to secure the services
Tyler, Texas.
The Henry Alberta Hardware Co., Livingston, formerly operated a similar store at Elwood for the of an all-around repair man may communicate with
Mont., has taken on a line of pianos and is now known Pearson Piano Co. and is well-known to many El- box 5-1, Presto-Times.
wood citizens and business men.
as a hardware and music house.
Foster Music Publisher, Inc., Chicago, decreased
The Baldwin Piano Co. has just closed sales of two
capital stock from $250,000 to $125,000. Correspondent: Model E Baldwin Grands to radio station WLAC,
EXPECTS GOOD FALL TRADE
Tinsman & Blocki. 38 South Dearborn street.
Nashville, Tenn., and two Model C mahogany Bald-
Mr. Darrow, of the Darrow Music Co., Denver,
The branch store of the W. \Y. Kimball Co., which win Grands to WSM, Nashville.
Colo., who was in Chicago last week, told a Presto-
was established in Peoria, 111., in the latter part of
Thirty-three manufacturers and distributors and Times representative that he looks for a fair fall trade
1929, changed hands last month. The new owner is five sales financing companies at a meeting in the in pianos this year. He said that dealers were pretty
W. B. Lang, of Detroit, who has had years of expe- Palmer House, Chicago, a few days ago adopted a well run out of new stock. This condition was more
rience as a piano man. The store at 622 Main street code which forbids misleading advertisements, "giv- encouraging than a few months ago when there were so
is now displaying its new name, "Lang Music Co."
ing away" of sets, endless chain selling and similar many reclaimed pianos on the floors of the stores that
sales of new ones were rare. From now on there will
The Boyer Music Store at Elkhart. Ind., was swept abuses in the auto-radio industry.
by lire on April 24, causing damage estimated at
Palmer & Lewis, of De Kalb, 111., who recently took be an increasing demand for new pianos, he believes.
$8,000. It originated in an overheated furnace. James on the selling of Majestic refrigerators, are meeting
F. Boyer, manager of the store, said most of the with success in that undertaking.
damage was by smoke and water done to radios,
Evidently the business known as the Liberty Raw-
IMPORTANT CHANGE AT SPOKANE
pianos and phonographs.
hide Mfg. Co., 1431 West Austin avenue, Chicago,
Joe
Young, of Spokane, Wash., has bought out the
Illinois Musical Supply Co., 425 South Wabash has discontinued business, inasmuch as mail matter
Simon Piano Co. at Spokane. However, Mr. Simon
avenue, Chicago. Capital, $1,000. Deal in musical addressed to them is returned with the notation, "Not
merchandise. Incorporators: Max and Samuel Targ there: out of business." The company had been en- will continue with Mr. Young. Joe Young has been
and Solomon Dinner. Correspondent: Root & Miller, gaged in manufacturing Liberty heads for drums and with the Simon house for the last seventeen years.
They have just received a carload of Starr pianos and
30 North La Salle street.
banjos for several years.
will continue selling the Starr line of Richmond, Ind.
The Aeolian Co.. 689 Fifth avenue. New York, is
Of the Julius Bauer Grand piano, produced under W. E. Gillespie of 1934 Ninth avenue, Seattle, Wash.,
conducting its annual May sale of used and exchanged the personal supervision of William M. Bauer, the western wholesale representative of the Starr pianos,
pianos, declaring that "this year's display exceeds all Wurlitzer house at 329 South Wabash avenue, Chi- likes his territory and is having fine success this
former sales in variety, in quality and in low prices."
cago, has this to say: "From the age old artistry of
spring.
The Cable Piano Co., of Chicago, has opened a piano making Bauer has drawn the finest ideas, then
store at Palatine, 111., opposite the new Palatine post- added its own individuality. The result is probably
the most perfectly balanced of all pianos. If you
office.
A music store has been opened at 106 Lee street, want to add enduring charm to your home, if you want
the highest type of inspiration for your children—
Leesburg, Fla.
choose the magnificent Bauer."
At a meeting of the school music supervisors of
Sherman, Clay & Co., Kearny and Sutter streets,
surrounding towns held at Bergenfield, N. J., recently
and at which meeting many musical people gathered, San Francisco, Calif., in its advertising quotes John
McCormack as follows: "In my estimation the Stein-
Robert VV. Clairborne, musical educator, gave an
enthusiastic and enlightening talk on "The Way Man way piano stands unchallenged in its supremacy."
Learned Music." Many children attended the per- And then goes on to say: "The Steinway has been
formance and were as intensely interested as the known and loved for more than three-quarters of a
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